Madcore
12-19-2013, 07:57 PM
Here is my current project. I have been an Imperial Guard player for more than 3 years and recently, I decided to redo my Chaos Space Marines. I got tired of all the winning about them and decided that i would find a way to win again with them...For a very long time (weeks) I wondered what colour I should used do my chaos I went from Nurgle to all other gods, I could never find one god that would satisfy me for all my models. So in the end i decided to go for the Black legion when i got my hands on my Black Legion supplement.
That being said, I had no intention of doing the boring black and gold concept, I hate when there is too much gold on a model (That is just my opinion). So i tried many combinations of colours and at every attempt, i showed my results to my wife and she never liked them…..You see my wife is also my best friend so if she does not like it, I start all over again….I just cannot continue, there is somethings that bugs me inside….In the end this is what pushes me to always do better.
Finally I ended up finding a good combination of colours that we both liked (It was her idea actually..loll). Most of the armour is done with an airbrush and miniature paint. I could of course share my mixing recipe for those interested.
Here are the paints i used for the basic armour colour:
- Grey primer
- Black base ( I use Vallejo black primer)
- First highlight (Mix of Minitaire Coal and Minitaire Trollhide)
- Second Highlight (Same mix but with more Trollhide)
- Third Highlight (previous mix with some minitaire Fairytale Flesh)
I decided that i would start this project doing something big models (Painting an army of Imperial Guards, you get sick of painting small guardsmen) so i picked the Maulerfiend. And to do thing big, I decided to paint two of them, after all they are alway better taken in pairs.
In order to differentiate them i decided that one should have the Forgefiend head and both would have a different base. The bases is where I experimented a lot. I have never tried to do very complicated bases and i did for these two and i must say that i loved it.
NOTE: I am not a competitive painter, i have never won anything. I do not claim to be the best at it, i simply love doing it and i always try to do better. I you have better techniques, please share them with me, i always try to improve mine.
Ok Here Goes.
For the first Maulerfiend, I wanted something dramatic, something that would show all the rage that are imbedded inside those demonic engines. For those who have read Storm of Irons, you can get a clear idea of what i am talking about. Machines that are unleashed on the battlefield to wreck havoc and kill whatever ands up on their path.
My Main vision for this army is a Black Legion attacking an imperial world where there is snow…(I wanted an excuse to try an do snow on my bases)
Pictures to come in my next Post….
That being said, I had no intention of doing the boring black and gold concept, I hate when there is too much gold on a model (That is just my opinion). So i tried many combinations of colours and at every attempt, i showed my results to my wife and she never liked them…..You see my wife is also my best friend so if she does not like it, I start all over again….I just cannot continue, there is somethings that bugs me inside….In the end this is what pushes me to always do better.
Finally I ended up finding a good combination of colours that we both liked (It was her idea actually..loll). Most of the armour is done with an airbrush and miniature paint. I could of course share my mixing recipe for those interested.
Here are the paints i used for the basic armour colour:
- Grey primer
- Black base ( I use Vallejo black primer)
- First highlight (Mix of Minitaire Coal and Minitaire Trollhide)
- Second Highlight (Same mix but with more Trollhide)
- Third Highlight (previous mix with some minitaire Fairytale Flesh)
I decided that i would start this project doing something big models (Painting an army of Imperial Guards, you get sick of painting small guardsmen) so i picked the Maulerfiend. And to do thing big, I decided to paint two of them, after all they are alway better taken in pairs.
In order to differentiate them i decided that one should have the Forgefiend head and both would have a different base. The bases is where I experimented a lot. I have never tried to do very complicated bases and i did for these two and i must say that i loved it.
NOTE: I am not a competitive painter, i have never won anything. I do not claim to be the best at it, i simply love doing it and i always try to do better. I you have better techniques, please share them with me, i always try to improve mine.
Ok Here Goes.
For the first Maulerfiend, I wanted something dramatic, something that would show all the rage that are imbedded inside those demonic engines. For those who have read Storm of Irons, you can get a clear idea of what i am talking about. Machines that are unleashed on the battlefield to wreck havoc and kill whatever ands up on their path.
My Main vision for this army is a Black Legion attacking an imperial world where there is snow…(I wanted an excuse to try an do snow on my bases)
Pictures to come in my next Post….